TY - BOOK AU - Patai,Raphael TI - The Hebrew goddess T2 - Jewish folklore and anthropology SN - 9780814338216 (electronic bk.) AV - BS1183 .P38 1990eb U1 - 296.3/11 22 PY - 1990///] CY - Detroit, Mich. PB - Wayne State University Press KW - Altes Testament KW - swd KW - Myth in the Old Testament KW - Jewish mythology KW - Mother goddesses KW - Palestine KW - Cabala KW - History KW - Muttergottheit KW - Kabbala KW - Mythos KW - Göttin KW - fast KW - RELIGION / Judaism / General KW - bisacsh KW - Palästina KW - Israel (Altertum) KW - Middle East KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-349) and index; Introduction -- The goddess Asherah -- Astarte-Anath -- The Cherubim -- The Shekhina -- the Kabbalistic tetrad -- Matronit -- the goddess of the Kabbala -- The myth of God and the Shekhina -- Yihudim -- unifications -- the Shekhina as Maggid and vision -- Lilith -- The Sabbath -- virgin, bride, queen, and goddess -- Appendix: The goddess in the Dura synagogue? N2 - "The Hebrew Goddess demonstrates that the Jewish religion, far from being pure monotheism, contained from earliest times strong polytheistic elements, chief of which was the cult of the mother goddess. Lucidly written and richly illustrated, this third edition contains new chapters of the Shekhina."--Publisher description UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=698531 ER -